Method and apparatus for decomposing functions in a configurable IC
US7530033B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/177
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide a configurable integrated circuit (“IC”). The configurable IC includes a set of multiplexers that each has a set of input terminals, a set of output terminals, and a set of select terminals. The set of multiplexers includes a group of multiplexers, where at least one input terminal of each multiplexer in the group is a permanently inverting input terminal. During at least a set of cycles during the operation of the configurable IC, several multiplexers in the group of multiplexers are used to implement a particular function.
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